Then I heard everyone going crazy and it really hit me. But as time went on I realised I could be quite good at this." He is a lifelong supporter of Reid won his first wheelchair tennis title in April 2005, six weeks after coming out of hospital, when he won the B Division Singles at the Glasgow Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.
I just wanted to get back involved in sport and get active again. He said: “I took up the game to keep fit, keep myself active. As a doubles player, he qualified for the year-end Doubles Masters for the first time in 2009, where he and his Hungarian partner Laszlo Farkas finished fifth of the eight partnerships.
He feels his greatest achievement was representing ParalympicsGB at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games when he was 16 years old.When he was younger, Reid combined his training commitments with his studies and in 2009 he passed Highers in Maths, English and Biology after attending Hermitage Academy. Reid added: "My coach, Karen Ross, has been there a long time with me.
"He’s literally been there through the whole journey, so it was amazing to have him up there, cheering me on and giving me a big hug at the end. In 2008 and 2009 he won both the boys’ singles and boys’ doubles at the Junior Masters in Tarbes, France and in January 2009 became world No 1 junior in the boys’ singles rankings, a position he maintained throughout his final season as a junior.
Gordon Reid won Paralymic gold in the men’s tennis in Rio by beating fellow Briton Alfie Hewett in the final. Gordon players Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in the last eight on Tuesday 13 September. Karen Ross - Disability Coach of the Year. Quotes from Gordon Reid after beating Frederic Cattaneo of France 6-0, 6-2 to reach the men’s singles quarter-finals at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. “They were in the locker room when I came in after the final and were delighted for me,” he said. He has made progress every season since, becoming Britain’s youngest national champion at the age of 15 in 2007 and the youngest British men’s No.1 shortly before his 18th birthday. How Gordon Reid rose to world number one in wheelchair tennis – STV News on How Gordon Reid rose to world number one in wheelchair tennis – STV News As time went on, though, I realised I could get pretty good at this and that maybe I could get to the slams. Gordon Reid made Wimbledon history again on Sunday when he became the first ever wheelchair tennis... Read More Reid and Hewett win historic Wimbledon wheelchair tennis doubles title
Moments after his triumph Reid said: “Gary was the one who, the day this happened to me, was with me.
He first began playing wheelchair tennis in 2005, when he was introduced to the sport at Scotstoun Leisure Centre in Glasgow. “Back home, they were all setting their alarms for 2.30am to get up and watch in the live feed - my phone’s just about blown up with all the messages. “When it was over the feeling was just one of pure joy. He beat Austrian world No 9 Martin Legner to win his last tournament of the season in December, the Prague Cup Czech Indoor. Gordon "Gio" Reid MBE (born 2 October 1991) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player from Scotland, ranked world No.4 in singles and world No.1 in doubles. Covering research, education, sport, travel, leisure, events and much more….. All topics relevant to the disabled community, and all in one place.Ability Today is a trading name of Disability Today CIC, a community interest company registered in England and Wales with company number 10874321 whose registered office is at 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, United Kingdom, WC1N 3AXPlease enter your email address so your personal travel However, in 2005, Gordon was tragically struck down by a rare condition called Transverse Myelitis, which attacks the spinal cord and left Gordon … CIENA CORPORATION (CIEN NYSE) Then: $38.73